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Hst 110, 111 World Civilizations
4 credits eachDevelopment of world civilizations with attention to political, economic, social, religious, and cultural factors. The sequence relates earlier patterns of world civilization to present conditions and problems. Hst 110: development of world civilizations from their emergence to 1500 C.E.; Hst 111: since 1500 C.E. Courses may be taken separately and out of sequence.
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4 credits eachA two-term survey of United States history from prehistoric times to the present. Hst 201: to 1877; Hst 202: 1877 to present. It is recommended that the courses be taken in sequence.
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4 creditsPresents methods and techniques of research and writing for the discipline of history. Students learn how to select and narrow a topic, conduct research, construct notes and a bibliography, and shape the material into a polished paper. Includes a brief review of writing skills with focus on writing essays and book reviews. Required course for majors who must pass with a grade of B- or better before proceeding with upper division coursework in history.
Hst 304, 305 English History
4 credits eachGeneral survey of English history from prehistoric times to the present. Each course emphasizes major political, economic, constitutional, legal, social, intellectual, and religious developments. Hst 304: prehistory to 1500 C.E. Hst 305: since 1500. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent and 298 or equivalent; non majorspermission of instructor.
4 creditsMajor emphasis is on the civilizations of Mesopotamia (e.g., Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, Assyria) and Egypt with introductory consideration of other peoples of the ancient eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor (notably the Aramaeans, Hittites, Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Persians). Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, and 298 or equivalent; for non majorspermission of instructor.
4 creditsMinoan and Mycenaean civilizations, archaic Greece, the emergence of the poleis, the Persian Wars, the rise of Athens, the Peloponnesian War, Alexander the Great, and the Hellenistic period to ca. 146 B.C.E. Study of the major aspects of intellectual, cultural, and social development. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, and 298 or equivalent; for non majorspermission of instructor.
4 creditsSurveys the political, military, economic, social, cultural, and religious institutions of Ancient Rome from the beginning of the Republic (fifth century B.C.E.) to the fall of the Empire (fifth century C.E.). Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, and 298 or equivalent; for non majorspermission of instructor.
4 creditsSurvey of the general history of the region from the explorations of British and American fur trappers to the present. Examines the unique qualities, institutions, prehistory, and folklore of the area.
4 creditsSocial and cultural history of women in China and Japan from ancient times to the present emphasizing changing roles of women, women in literature, and influential women. Prerequisite: for majorsHst 298; non majorsWr 123.
4 creditsExamines how gender, race, ethnicity, class, and location have shaped the lives and experiences of women in various Latin American countries. Prerequisites: Hst 110 and 111 or equivalent and Hst 298 or equivalent.
4 credits eachMajor European political, social, economic, and cultural trends since the French Revolution are presented. Hst 341: Europe on the eve of revolution, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Era. Hst 342: 1815 to 1914. Hst 343: the years since the outbreak of the First World War. The course emphasizes the effect of the French Revolution and Napoleon on modern history and studies the influence of ideologies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Can be taken out of sequence.
4 credits eachComparative survey of economic, social, and political developments in Latin America. Hst 350 examines pre-Columbian cultures and the Iberian colonial period to 1810. Hst 351 surveys the nineteenth century, Hst 352 the twentieth. Hst 351 and 352 pay particular attention to relations with the United States. Prerequisites: Hst 110 and 111 or equivalent and Hst 298.
4 credits eachSurvey of the historical development of African societies. Hst 361: topical analyses of Sudanic and forest states. Hst 362: comparative colonial experiences. Hst 363: politics and societies in modern nation states.
4 creditsAn interpretation of the historical experience of the diverse nations native to North America. Explores what historians and anthropologists understand about the Native past before and after contact with Europeans beginning in the fifteenth century. Special emphasis is placed on the formation and operation of United States government policy regarding Native Americans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent.
4 creditsOutline and discussion of the causes and consequences of forced migration from Africa in the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries and exploration of the political, social, economic, and psychological repercussions for both African Americans and Whites. Highlighted are ways in which African Americans have transcended that historical experience in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent.
4 creditsThe economic development of the United States and the evolution of American economic institutions from colonial times through the Great Depression of the 1930s. (Cross listed with Ec 387 and SSc 387.)
4 creditsStudy of Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, and Buddhism in China and of Shinto, Confucianism, Buddhism, and bushido (the warrior ethic) in Japan. Attention is also given to folk tradition and to a brief treatment of communism in modern China and democracy in modern Japan. Prerequisite: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 or equivalent.
4 creditsPolitical, social, and cultural developments in China and Japan from about 1800 to the present. Includes military, cultural, and diplomatic contacts with the West. Prerequisite: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 or equivalent.
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14 creditsHands-on and applied historical work for local public agencies (e.g., U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management) under the direction of agency staff. In most cases, students must prepare for public history practicum work by completing a Reading and Conference course (Hst 405) appropriate to the focus of the practicum project. Enrollment is limited to available openings with local agencies. Credit cannot be given for work completed prior to registration in Hst 410. Enrollment only by permission of the department's practicum coordinator.
4 credits each timemaximum 12 creditsProcedures and techniques for planning, research, and basic operations of local museums. As part of the practicum, enrollees participate in organization and implementation of exhibits and programs. Enrollment only by permission of the department's practicum coordinator.
4 creditsUsing the seminar method, this course provides training in the methods and techniques of preparing for, conducting, transcribing, and interpreting oral history interviews. Special emphasis placed on the role of interview methods in public or institutional history applications. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsconsent of instructor.
4 creditsHistory faculty alternate teaching this seminar each year. The faculty member chooses the topic. This is a required course for graduating history majors. Prerequisite: Hst 298.
4 creditsAn examination into the historical relationship between the earth and human societies in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas from earliest times to the present. Hst 421/521 is a combination lecture and discussion course. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent and Hst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 or equivalent and instructor consent. Hst 521 registration open only to graduate students in secondary or environmental education.
4 creditsThe late Middle Ages in Europe, the Renaissance, the Reformation and the era of Religious Wars, and the expansion of Europe overseas are presented. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent and 298 or equivalent; for non majorsconsent of instructor.
4 creditsCovers the rise of European national states and absolutism, the origins of modern science, the Enlightenment, and the background of the Revolutionary era. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent and 298 or equivalent; for non majorsconsent of instructor.
4 credits eachHst 431: the rise of Islam and Arab expansion in the Middle East, North Africa, Persia, India, and Spain, 6001517 C.E. Hst 432: rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe; advent of European imperialism in the region to 1914. Hst 433: a seminar course on the Middle East since 1914 exploring themes such as independence and decolonization, state formation, Zionism, Islamic fundamentalism, and the Arab-Israeli conflict. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 431 and 432: Hst 110 and 111 or equivalent and Hst 298 or equivalent; Hst 433: Hst 431 or 432; for non majorspermission of instructor.
4 creditsThe career of Adolf Hitler is examined within the contexts of German and world history between 1900 and 1945.
4 credits eachHst 448: development of Czarist and imperial Russia to 1917. Hst 449: Russia from the 1890s to the fall of the Soviet Union, and the Russian confederation of the present. Emphasis is placed on economic, social, and political developments that have shaped Russia's position internationally. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 298 or equivalent, and upper division standing; for non majorspermission of instructor and upper division standing.
4 credits eachSurvey of the international affairs of the United States analyzing political, economic, strategic, and ideological factors. Hst 451: the diplomacy of independence, free trade, civil war, and continental expansion; Hst 452: imperialism, isolation, and world war; Hst 453: cold war and global commitments.
4 creditsAn exploration into French and British settlement and colonial development in North America to 1763. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent; non majorsHst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Wr 123 or equivalent recommended.
4 creditsThe British imperial crisis and the American movement toward war and independence; the background and controversy regarding the Constitution; critical issues during the 1790s and the emergence of political parties.
4 creditsThe United States from 1800 to 1850: political, economic, social, and diplomatic experiences of the new nation from the election of President Thomas Jefferson to the aftermath of the war with Mexico.
4 creditsAnalysis of the causes, nature, and effects of the American Civil War.
4 creditsPolitical, economic, and social history from the end of Reconstruction to 1920. Emphasis is on industrialization, labor movements, agrarian problems, populism, and the emergence of the United States as an urban nation and world power.
4 credits eachHst 464: Pre-Columbian societies through independence from Spain in 1821. Hst 465: independence to the present. Both courses emphasize the complicated and continuous movement of people into the northern borderlands and beyond. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 350, 351, 352; for non majorsjuniors and seniors only by permission of instructor.
4 credits eachHst 466: rise of British empire; exploration, settlement, and expansion in the Americas, India, Middle East, and the Pacific, 15531900. Hst 467: a seminar course on the decline of the British empire, impact of World Wars I and II, postwar independence movements, and global decolonization. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 466: Hst 110 and 111 or equivalent and Hst 298 or equivalent. Hst 467: Hst 466; for non majorspermission of instructor.
4 credits eachExploration into the history of the Trans-Mississippi West. Themes examined in Hst 476 include ancient and Native civilizations, the Spanish empire, westward expansion of Anglo Americans, and Manifest Destiny, to 1865. Hst 477 examines the post-Civil War and twentieth-century West: the cattle kingdom, homestead settlement, railroad development, and modern industrialization and urbanization. Themes integral to both courses include gender roles and other cultural assumptions and the ongoing interaction between Euro-Americans and the hundreds of Native nations of the region. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and 298 or equivalent; for non majorsHst 201 and 202 or equivalent and Wr 123 or equivalent recommended.
4 creditsHistory of the region, emphasizing political, economic, social, and cultural developments, especially in Oregon.
4 creditsCalifornia from prehistoric times to the present. Themes developed include the diversity of native cultures; Spanish missionaries; society during the Mexican period; the Gold Rush and subsequent mass immigration of Americans; and the twentieth century development of agriculture, industry, and a distinctive regional culture. Hst 479 is designed to meet State of California single- and multiple-subject credential requirements for elementary and secondary education. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsHst 201 and 202 or equivalent and Wr 123 or equivalent recommended.
4 credits eachAn advanced examination of the "American century." Hst 481: American involvement in the First World War, the boom and bust of the 1920s, the New Deal, World War II, and the early years of the atomic era. Hst 482: the Eisenhower presidency, the 1960s, Nixon and Watergate, the "malaise" of the 1970s, and the Reagan-Bush era of the 1980s and early 1990s. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent, and Hst 298 or equivalent; for non majors
Hst 201 and 202 or equivalent and Wr 123 or equivalent recommended.
4 creditsIn-depth analysis of a major issue in Latin American history. The topic changes each time the course is offered. Students may thus take the course more than once. Topics to be announced. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 110 and 111 or equivalent, Hst 298 or equivalent, and upper division standing; for non majorsupper division standing and instructor consent.
4 creditsPolitical, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization from prehistory through 1279. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 creditsPolitical, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in Chinese civilization from 1279 to 1900. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 creditsPolitical, economic, social, cultural, and religious developments in twentieth century Chinese civilization. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.
4 credits eachThe history of Japan from ancient times to the present. Hst 497: early Japan to about 1800; Hst 498: Japan from 1800 to the present. Emphasis is on political, economic, social, religious, and cultural institutions. Can be taken out of sequence. Prerequisites: for majorsHst 298 or equivalent; for non majorsWr 123 required and Hst 391 recommended.